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The online hacker group Anonymous has turned its attention to Canada’s missing and murdered women, compiling a map from police reports and online public input that designates each case across Turtle Island for the past 10 years with a glaring red circle.

Special attention is given to Thunder Bay, Ontario, CBC News said. There, police are investigating the kidnapping and assault of an indigenous woman as a possible hate crime. A 19-year-old Oji-Cree youth has come forward to bear witness to the grabbing of the woman in the December 27 attack, according to CBC News, and to the fact that the perpetrators hurled racial epithets and pelted him with various objects from their vehicle as he walked along the road.

The murder and disappearance of hundreds of aboriginal women over the past two decades has caused an international outcry and sparked demands from indigenous leaders for a national inquiry into why many of these crimes go unsolved. The map was released on February 5.

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Why does this map stop at the US/Mexico border? I know for a fact that indigenous women have been murdered or gone missing in Mexico, too. And it's definitely part of Turtle Island! "Borders" are political boundaries created by the invaders of Turtle Island. We are still all the Human Beings. Tragedies such as our murdered/missing women should unite us, not divide us.

These are known as "Hard / Cold cases" due to the lack of Usable Leads -OR- Tangible Evidence. These Cases are within the Jurisdictions of INTERPOL, & US / Canada Law Enforcement & "Behavioral Science Forensic Investigation Divisions". More credence is given to the category of "Paranormal Investigations" using Certified "Clairvoyant Mediums" who are Professionally Aware of the Legal Requirements of Criminal Evidence, and the effects of "Trace Evidence" that may lead Criminal Investigations to successful Closure; not only for Law Enforcement - but Families. I would suggest that Tribal Counsel, and Elders explore this option in the Interest of Justice and Peace & Good Order of the Tribe,Band, or Nation. I would also suggest that the "Medicine People" of each be included in this effort - as they are very aware of Cultures of The People which will add to the Case Investigation. - Justice Delayed, Is Justice Denied- With Respects,

I will never forget Betty Jean Osborne which occurred in the 80' s I think and has been going on since the Spaniards arrived on America--it's not new and it's men who perpetuate these crimes--the rich white men perpetuate murder by keeping poor people from medical, mental heath care-NICE

1. This map should include Mexico.
2. 'Turtle Island', while well-intentioned, excludes the numerous names for the continent used by other indigenous nations.
Excellent map; I strongly praise the efforts of the person who composed and published it. Shared.

i don't know if im right Anon,,but im getting a shiver,,that I do not get very often,,this is more that A person,,, this is a group doing this,,i don't know how i know,,its a feeling im getting,,i don't get it often,just when i know something is right,,,and theres something very not right about this,,,thank U ANON,,John Mulroy

This is exactly why I tell others everywhere I go to never travel alone & always have others with you. There are evil ones out all the time everywhere. Usually those looking to harm someone leave a group of people alone for good reason. Be safe people everywhere in our territories. Evil ones are always looking for a weak & vulnerable person to harm.
No certain age or gender is safe from these evil ones. We as First Nations people have to look out for our community families everywhere we go. In groups we have power. The more eyes we have out here in our native communities the safer we can be.
Take care brothers & sisters everywhere while out & about. Stay safe & stay smart my friends.
Two Bears Growling Buffalo's Thunder

there is a war on us native women in this continent ...a genocide to illuminate the original land title holders and I see that is 1 of the many ways to rape mother earth for her resources and kill the women kill the nation is true I ve been vocal about this sad issue for years and I volunteer to search for our people because I cant wait for police systems who have been racist so my heart says go and look for them to help out families I know I don't have the answers but have a heart to help ....plz be vocal about this genocide always cuz we deserve to live ....in sisterhood.. healing earth woman

I often notice small Indian children playing by themselves in our native communities and I worry about them getting abducted. Parents, watch out for your little ones. Especially if you live around an area that draws in large tourist numbers. We may be victims of serial killers and psychopaths along with racists. Don't forget about those who call themselves "Aryian Nation". They are popping up all over the place. They are part of the KKK. May Creator keep our native communities safe wherever they are located!

I am appalled and confused as to why a Native woman in the 21st century has to worry herself sick about her safety solely because she is Native. This whole epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women has gotten me a horrible case of anxiety! We just sent our beautiful, 18 year old daughter off to University of Oregon at the beginning of September. I don't think I have slept a full night since! We should be proud and relieved as parents that our daughter has done well and chosen to further her education. We should be able to rest peacefully knowing our daughter is making good choices because she is a good girl who walks the right path and wants to make a change in this world. We should not have to be scared, up at night, texting her multiple times a day to make sure she is okay and literally giving ourselves anxiety because she is an Indigenous woman, alone, in a large city attending college. I am tired of living in fear because of this issue. It is scary in this world having a daughter period, I understand that. But to have to be scared three fold, or more, because we are Native, is just not acceptable! I can not grasp why there isn't more being done! I see on the news a white college girl gone missing and they are spending 24 hours a day searching for her. It was on the news 24 hours a day as well. Constant coverage on that case. They found her remains in a timely manner, and the murderer as well because they were diligent. Why can't they do the same for our women? Why?!!!!

I am appalled and confused as to why a Native woman in the 21st century has to worry herself sick about her safety solely because she is Native. This whole epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women has gotten me a horrible case of anxiety! We just sent our beautiful, 18 year old daughter off to University of Oregon at the beginning of September. I don't think I have slept a full night since! We should be proud and relieved as parents that our daughter has done well and chosen to further her education. We should be able to rest peacefully knowing our daughter is making good choices because she is a good girl who walks the right path and wants to make a change in this world. We should not have to be scared, up at night, texting her multiple times a day to make sure she is okay and literally giving ourselves anxiety because she is an Indigenous woman, alone, in a large city attending college. I am tired of living in fear because of this issue. It is scary in this world having a daughter period, I understand that. But to have to be scared three fold, or more, because we are Native, is just not acceptable! I can not grasp why there isn't more being done! I see on the news a white college girl gone missing and they are spending 24 hours a day searching for her. It was on the news 24 hours a day as well. Constant coverage on that case. They found her remains in a timely manner, and the murderer as well because they were diligent. Why can't they do the same for our women? Why?!!!!

So sad. Why is this not seen as a social problem that needs immediate attention by Harper and Obama? It is appalling that New Mexico is one of the hot spots on this map. That is one reason why the cancellation by MoCNA (IAIA Museum) of the scheduled Walking With Our Sisters exhibition next September is so wrong. The communities across Canada that have hosted the WWOS exhibition have grown stronger and provided healing and support for so many families who have suffered the loss of their girls and women. The excuse proffered by folks connected with MoCNA was that the size of the exhibit had increased and they were only willing to provide an outdoor exhibit space, which was not acceptable to WWOS, for obvious reasons. Very sad, that an important healing and awareness opportunity is not available to New Mexico because the bureaucracy at MoCNA refused to step up to the challenge of hosting this powerful art exhibition and its related ceremonies and workshops. Write to the museum director and ask her to explain why she cancelled and deprived our community of this extraordinary opportunity to come together to support art that really changes lives of Indian women and families for the better. Thank you. Charleen Touchette Author of NDN ART (2003) Curator of IAIA Rocks the Sixties (2000-2001) at IAIA Museum, Native Art History II Professor at IAIA (2001)

I'm surprised that Mexico WASN'T included on the map. There certainly would have been a "sea of red" had that been the case.
Violence against women 'pandemic' in Mexico
By Anahi Rama and Lizbeth Diaz
Family members and friends stand next to a coffin holding the remains of Idaly Jauche Laguna in Ciudad Juarez December 27, 2013. Idaly disappeared in 2010 and her remains were found in 2012, positively identified by members of the Argentine Forensic Athropology team (EAFF), and handed over to the family. REUTERS-Jose Luis Gonzalez
A man carries a photograph of Idaly Jauche Laguna while walking to her funeral in Ciudad Juarez December 27, 2013. REUTERS-Jose Luis Gonzalez
A man hangs up a banner showing photographs of missing and dead women in Ecatepec April 23, 2013. Abductions, rapes and murders of women have all soared with more women being killed in Mexico than ever before. REUTERS-Henry Romero
1 of 7. Family members and friends stand next to a coffin holding the remains of Idaly Jauche Laguna in Ciudad Juarez December 27, 2013. Idaly disappeared in 2010 and her remains were found in 2012, positively identified by members of the Argentine Forensic Athropology team (EAFF), and handed over to the family.
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(Reuters) - So many teenage girls turned up dead in a vacant field on the outskirts of Mexico City that people nicknamed it the "women's dumping ground."
They began showing up in 2006, usually left among piles of garbage. Some were victims of domestic violence, others of drug gangs that have seized control of entire neighborhoods in the gritty town of Ecatepec, northeast of the capital.
The lot has since been cleared and declared an ecological reserve. But its grisly past is not forgotten and the killings have only accelerated.

I hope Anonymous will include the USA and other countries. The US has had the Green River killer and the Gilgo Beach murderer. I think it important to understand that the majority of these missing women were sex workers. Until sex workers have the same rights and protection under the law, sex workers will continue to be murdered and abused. Current research shows the majority of the women who tried to report crime against them to the police, were threatened with arrest but then again in the US the cops call prostitutes NHI for "No Human Involved". http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/12/alaskas-prostitution-law-isnt-working/383818/ Here is a map that shows the global solidarity of sex workers, as we held events all around the world yesterday for "International day to End Violence Against Sex Workers". https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=ziGYJ6MEXR-k.kdKUXoU8sG5Y
If Anonymous would like to update the data, please email me at bella@coyoteri.org and I can help gather a list of names and missing women in the US

I was disappointed that Anonymous was on the side of Clive Bundy in the affairs involving his land and taxes. Where were they when the Dann Sisters needed some help? No heavily armed rednecks showed up screaming about how Obama was taking away their country came by to support these two elderly sisters when the government did to them what it threatened to do to Bundy. It seems when someone takes up a cause for "good" their version of "good" often doesn't include us.
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I used to have GREAT hopes for Anonymous. What's NOT to like about a group of highly intelligent techno-genius malcontents with a penchant for uncovering the wrongs of this world? I have been disappointed. So, they've created a map, big fucking deal! How many of these maps exist already in various government agencies all over the continent? To top it off this map isn't even accurate!
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In Mexico, as in the rest of North America, many Natives are relegated to menial jobs under harsh circumstances. This is true of many of the factory workers in Juarez (what was once the murder capital of the world). There isn't a single red dot on the map anywhere around the Juarez/El Paso area on the map that Anonymous created. Why?
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Who Is Killing the Women of Juarez?
J U A R E Z, Mexico, Jan. 30
Someone is raping and killing the young women of Juarez, and leaving their bodies in the desert to rot.
Hundreds of young women have disappeared from the Mexican border city since 1993 — many of them teenagers who came to Juarez to work in the town's foreign-owned factories, known as "maquilladoras."
The official toll is 260 women killed since 1993, but local women's groups believe the actual number is more than 400. Many of the victims — the Chihuahua state government says 76 — have the hallmarks of serial killings: they were raped, some had their hands tied or their hair cut or their breasts mutilated. Bodies have been found with their heads crushed or even driven over by a car. The killers appear to prey on a certain type of young woman: slim with big brown eyes and long brown hair. Most of the victims are assaulted on their way home from work.
Downtown first went to Juarez to report on the murders in 1998. Since then, the killing has continued, with more than 70 new victims, according to activists critical of the authorities' handling of the crimes. And, the groups say, the killings are getting more brutal.
"Each time, the girls are more tortured," activist Vicky Caraveo told Downtown's John Quiñones in an interview airing tonight.
New Bodies
Last November the 1.3 million residents of Juarez got a brutal reminder of the killings when police discovered eight more bodies near a busy intersection two miles from the city center. Four of the bodies were found in a cotton field and four in a nearby ditch.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=132653